Food grade lube costs about $2.50 for a big tube that's about a lifetime
supply for a homebrewer. It makes ball-locks very easy to use.

I got some at [url]www.brewersdiscount.com[/url] ([url]www.rcbequipment.com)[/url].

dan

Dick Adams wrote:
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> I can fit three ball-lock cornies in my chest freezer with little
> room to spare. Ball-locks are problematic. I have difficulty
> getting them on and off.
>
> Dick[/color]